On January 23rd through the 25th, Chicago welcomes the 2012 AHR EXPO. The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Exposition will be host to over 2,000 companies, showcasing industry exhibits from over 30 countries. The International AHR Expo is the premier industry event where leading manufacturers and innovative suppliers display their latest products. All areas of the industry…
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Cool Chicago Beer Events for November
Ice. Cold. Beer. Brings a smile to my face. One of the most important jobs we do here at Northeast Cooling is keeping the beer in Chicago nice and cold. Whether its commercial bottle coolers, keg coolers, or warehouse beer storage coolers we’ve got ya covered! Refrigeration is essential to beer and beer can be essential to…
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GreenChill awards Whole Foods for their GREEN Refrigeration Efforts
Whole Foods Receives GreenChill Award for its GREEN Efforts Northeast Cooling is thrilled to see several major retail grocery chains, not only participating in the Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill Partnership, but receiving awards for their commitment to the program. GreenChill was launched in November of 2007 as a response to the phase-out of ozone…
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Freeaire® Changing the face of Commercial Refrigeration for the Greener
“Freeaire® – Save Energy, Save Money. Save Maintenance. Save the Planet.” We like everything about that slogan! We’ve just discovered Freeaire® and it looks to be an innovative way to create an amazingly efficient Green Commercial Refrigeration system. Freeaire®’s systems create energy efficient ways to provide retail and commercial refrigeration utilizing natural weather patterns. Saving you money…
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Northeast Cooling’s Green Gem in Ford Transit Connect
Northeast Cooling isn’t just available for your every commercial refrigeration need night or day, from Chicago to Kenosha and all points in between, we provide the Greenest service possible. Right down to our service vehicles! For the past year, Mitch has been primarily driving a 2010 Ford Transit Connect. Ford boasts this handy little truck…
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Summer Sizzle Elicits One Word: Maintenance!
After this past week’s heat brief, but brutal, heat wave we just cannot stress enough the importance of maintaining your commercial refrigeration equipment. While we love the business, we hate to see you in a bind! Even one of our friends learned the hard way at home in Lake County. “Who needs to check…
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EPA Helps Businesses Transition to GREEN Practices with GreenChill!
GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership is a program recently introduced by the EPA to assist those in the hospitality industry by alleviating the guesswork in making the transition to more environmentally friendly refrigerants in the upcoming years. The EPA describes GreenChill as an “EPA Partnership with food retailers to reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease their impact on the ozone layer…
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Chicago boasts NRA Show and Chicago Craft Beer Week!
The days ahead hold a plethora of Hospitality Industry excitement right here in Sweet Home Chicago! Starting on the 21st and continuing through the weekend to the 24th of May is the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show. This year’s show is being held at McCormick Place and is bound to interest everyone in the…
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Carbon Dioxide Refrigerant Makes a GREEN Comeback
Over 100 years of Carbon Dioxide as a Refrigerant? CO2 was the refrigerant of choice during the early 20th century but was later replaced with man-made chemicals. In light of environmental concerns carbon dioxide is making a return appearance. Thanks to technological advances that include the manufacture of extremely thin yet strong aluminum tubing carbon…
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Chicago Restaurant Refrigeration Energy Checklist
Chicago restaurants and those across the United States spend on average $2.90 per square foot (ft2) on electricity and another $0.85 per ft2 on natural gas annually. In real dollars, that equals to about 3 to 5 percent of total operating costs that are typically spent on energy. With the economy hurting, it’s important for…
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